A few weekeends ago, my sister, her friend and I went to opening day at John Ball Zoo. It was cold and I immediately regretted wearing my Chaco’s. Thankfully many of their animal exhibits that were open were inside, so we got to check out a few of them!

True crime podcasts are all the rage right now, and I am totally on board. I’ve always been interested in the genre, and have done some sleuthing in my own life in regards to area events. When I was in college, there was a 24-hour serial murder rampage in which an unstable man murdered his ex-wife, child, and various family members before taking a family hostage and ending his life. It’s one of the most major events to happen in Grand Rapids, and at one point, he was within a mile of our neighborhood, causing us to hole up, armed in our basement, as he had already carjacked and assaulted members of the public.

Anywho. Enter interest in true crime podcasts. I’ve curated my top five podcasts to listen to if you are a fellow weirdo.

The past few weeks have been an absolute blur. I hate worshipping at the altar of busyness, but I have had a pretty full calendar lately. Thankfully, the pause button was hit mid-week when a few friends and I got together to discuss our first book club read.

The rough thing about my work schedule is that I work earlier in the morning than I’d like. The good thing about my work schedule is that longer hours worked earlier in the week mean I have a half day on Fridays. By 11:30 am, I am ready to leave to spend the afternoon by myself.

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Welcome to Handstitched Life!
I'm Jenn, a twenty-something cat lady with an affinity for starting projects I'll never finish and hoarding craft supplies I'll never use.
This blog is my attempt at correcting those last two points.